John beves



(N6 model.)

J. RBVEN.

PREVENTING RAILROAD ,TRAUKS FR OM SPREADING. No. 293,194. Patented Feb. 5,1884.

' J1 J I l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

JOHN nnvnn, or LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

PREVENTING RAILROAD-TRACKS FRO M SPREADING. (I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,194, dated Februar-y 5, 1884.

Application filed May 9, 1883 (No model.)

To in whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN REVEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in

the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsyl: vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braces for Preventing Railroad-Tracks from Spreading; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked there on, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to brace the two tracks of any railroad together insuch a manner that they can neither spread nor move toward each other, and thus cause the train to leave the track. i

The following is a full and clear description of my device, withreference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can understand the mode of itsmanufacture and application.

Figure 1 represents a sectional view of my invention as applied to the two rails of the track. Figs. 2 and 3 are front elevations of the twoends, respectively, showing the movable attachments, and the nut on the end of the bar.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several viewsl The invention consists, principally, of an iron bar, A B, with a screw-thread at the end A, and having the end B bent in the necessary. shape to fit the outside of the rail, as shown by thepart marked B 0, combined with the threaded end, is used to drawthe movable pieces to their proper position. Three movable flanges, -D E, F G, and H I, with slots cut in them to admit of their moving on the rod A B, and with side projections tofit into the sides of the rails marked J, are used one on the outside and the other two on the inside of each rail. These flanges are secured against the rails by keys K and K, which may,

if preferred, be spring-keys, andby the nut and washer L, thus securing a rigid position for each rail, and preventing the gage of the track from either widening or becoming narthese braces can be used as would be considered necessary for each set of rails, and the sizes of the liars, 820., may be made to suit the locality; i

What I claim, therefore, as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is

The rod passing under the rails with afixed flange or bent portion at the one end, in combination with the three movable flanges, the keys, and the nut and washer to keep them in position, substantially as and for the purposes as set forth. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my presence of two witnesses.

J OHN REVEN.

\'Vitnesses:

ALLAN A. HERE, IRA H. HERB.

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